Verbs 2 Flashcards
Kushika
To hold, fast, grasp, keep
Kuacha
To leave, let go
Kutaka
To want, need, require
Kuogopa
To fear, be afraid of
Kuangalia
To pay attention to, be careful
Kuongoza
To lead, guide
Kufika
To arrive, reach
Kuwa
To be, become
Kuwa na
To be with, have
Kuchwa
To set (of sun)
Kucha
To rise (of sun)
Kuimba
To sing
Kukumbuka
To remember
Kumaliza
To finish
Kujenga
To build
Kupiga
To beat, hit, strike
Kuweka
To put, place
Kuhitaji
To need, require
Kutembelea
To visit
Kuongoja
To wait
Kusindikiza
To accompany a guest as a gesture of respect
Kuonana
To meet, to see each other
Kupendana
To love each other
Kupigana
To fight with each other
Kuachana
To leave each other, to separate
Kupatana
To agree with each other, to come to terms
Kuhesabu
To count, do accounts, maths
Kufanya hesabu
To do arithmetic
Kuendelea
To continue, go on
Kuongeza
To add, increase
Kutoa
To give out, take out
Kugawa
To divide
Kushindana
To compete
Kushinda
To win, overcome
Kushindwa
To lose, be defeated
Kupumzika
To rest
Kufuata
To follow, imitate, abide by
Kukuta
To come upon, to meet, find, encounter
Kuonyesha
To show, demonstrate, display
Kutaja
To name, cite, mention
Kuvunja
To break
Kuvunjika
To get broken
Kufunga
To fasten, bind, shut, shut in
Kufungua
To fasten, open, set free
Kusimama
To stand up
Kuketi
To sit down
Kupiga magoti
To kneel down
Kuchoka
To become tired
Kulewa
To get drunk
Kujaa
To get full
Kukubali
To agree, assent
Kutafuta
To search for, look for
Kuzidi
To increase, become more, be overwhelming, too much
Kuingia
To enter
Kusamehe
To forgive
Kudhani
To think, guess, suspect, suppose
Kufaa
To be useful, to be good for its purpose
Kupotea
To get lost, go astray
Kukosa
To miss, to make a mistake, to lack, lose
Kununua
To buy
Kunawa
To wash face, hands, feet
Kufua
To wash clothes
Kutia
To put into
Kurudi
To return, go back
Kuoga
To bathe (Oneself)
Kuogesha
To bathe (someone else)
Kusafisha
To clean, make clean
Kugeuka
To turn
Kukata
To cut
Kuvuka
To cross over
Kupita
To pass, pass by
Kufuga
To keep domesticated animals
Kueleza
To explain
Kubatizwa
To baptise
Kusubiri
To wait
Kuokoka
To be saved
Kuzaliwa mara ya pili
To be born again
Kutafsiri
To translate
Kupasha
To heat
Kubumoa
To demolish
Kuokota
To pick up
Kutakia
To wish for someone
Kuombea
To pray for someone
Kuwaka
To burn
Kuvundika
To ripen (bananas)
Kuongelea
To talk about
Kuigiza
To act
Kupikia
To cook for
